Part 6159

<h1>Jig</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To dance a jig; to skip about.</def>

<blockquote>You <b>jig</b>, you amble, and you lisp. <i> Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jigger</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[A corrupt. of <ets>chigre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of flea (<spn>Sarcopsylla, &or; Pulex, penetrans</spn>), which burrows beneath the skin. See <er>Chigoe</er>.</def>

<h1>Jigger</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig"ger</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Jig</er>, <ets>n. & v.</ets>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Pottery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.</def> <i>Totten</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.</def> <mark>[New Eng.]</mark> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A supplementary sail. See <er>Dandy</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2</def> <sd>(b)</sd>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as <er>Jack</er>, 4 <sd>(i)</sd>.</def>

<cs><col>Jigger mast</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The after mast of a four-masted vessel</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The small mast set at the stern of a yawlrigged boat.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jigging</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig"ging</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water.</def>

<cs><col>Jigging machine</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <cd>A machine for separating ore by the process of jigging</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld> <cd>A machine with a rotary milling cutter and a templet by which the action of the cutter is guided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an irregularly shaped piece; a profiling machine.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jiggish</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig"gish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement.</def>

<i>Tatler.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Playful; frisky.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>She is never sad, and yet not <b>jiggish</b>. <i> Habington.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jiggle</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig"gle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>jig</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.</def>

<h1>Jigjog</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig"jog`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A jolting motion; a jogging pace.</def>

<h1>Jigjog</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jig"jog</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a jolting motion.</def>

<h1>Jill</h1> <Xpage=800>

<hw>Jill</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gill</er> sweetheart.]</ety> <def>A young woman; a sweetheart. See <er>Gill</er>.</def>